End of April 2006
This morning we woke up too early and heard from bed that pretty much every last child was awake and playing in the family room. Troy asked how in the heck we ended up running a child-care center that opens at 6am. I reminded him this was all his idea. This group of five (above) was so much more manageable than the thing we've got going on now. Sigh. I am trying to figure a way to trap Tess here with us forever. Ideas? Send them to me privately - I am working against a lot of people in MN that are excited to have her back in the North in about a month.`
Noah went to wake up Tess this morning (without our permission) to ask her to use her long arms to get something off the ledge for him. Tess is apparently some sort of saint because she actually got up to try to help him with his request. The entire world revolves around Noah and his needs. Yesterday he wore his goofy little fanny pack in the kiddie pool, came out, dried it with a towel and wore it to bed again.
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We were asking the kids about their future plans last night. Both Isaac and Hope plan to marry at age 35. Noah thinks he will marry when he is 15. They chose those numbers independent of any suggestions from the adults in the room.
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The last time we talked about it Isaac said, "I am going to name my wife Tara." I told him his wife would come with a name and that was not going to be an option. He then said, "Well, then I will name my kids. I might name them God, Jesus and Magic."
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This has us questioning his theology (among other things). We're working on figuring out what the heck is going on in his head. When we told him those names were not good kid names, not a single one of them ... he said, "Okay- then I will name my kid Butterscotch." He is a constant source of entertainment.
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Today is payday, I still have no idea how Troy keeps it all straight ... or how he forces himself to touch piles of incredibly dirty money while he sorts it all out. The office smells downright funky on payday.
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We're preparing for our May 1 team, getting things planned, purchased and ready. We're anxious to meet them - and spend a week giving them the Haiti experience - they are all very excited to come so we're glad that the situation in Port and around the country seems to have quieted down.
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Have a great weekend, I asked Troy to give me a new group of Haiti photos to post, we'll try to put photos up even if we have nothing else to say.
